- ODI debut v Bangladesh at Dhaka in May 2000.
- After a strong performance for the under-19 side in the under-19 World Cup squad in 2000, Weeraratne found himself propelled into the senior team.
- He failed to cement his place and spent nearly five years in the international wilderness before earning himself a recall for the 2008 tour to the West Indies and the Asia Cup but soon fell out of favour once more.August 2009